Maintenance Mechanic

United States Postal Service

New York, NY

Pay: $29-$29/hr

Shift: parttime, fulltime

**Job Summary**

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Mechanic to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong mechanical knowledge and experience in facilities maintenance. This role involves troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining various mechanical and electrical systems to ensure optimal performance and safety. The Maintenance Mechanic will also be responsible for providing excellent customer service while working collaboratively with other team members.

**Duties**

• 1. Independently performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs on plumbing, heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning
• low-voltage electrical systems, and other building systems and equipment.
• 2. Performs preventive maintenance and routine repairs on simple control circuitry, bearings, chains, sprockets, motors,
• belts and belting, and other moving parts or wearing surfaces of equipment.
• 3. Assembles, installs, replaces, repairs, modifies and adjusts all types of small operating equipment such as letter boxes
• mechanical scales, stamp vending equipment, building service equipment, mail handling equipment and related equipment.
• 4. Under the direction of skilled maintenance employees, or clearly written instructions from either hard copy or electronic
• format, performs specific tasks related to disassembling equipment, replacing parts, relocating and reassembling equipment.
• assists higher level workers in locating and repairing equipment malfunctions.
• 5. Maintains an awareness of equipment operation, especially excessive heat, vibration, and noise, reporting malfunctions
• hazards or wear to supervisor.
• 6. Uses a variety of hand and power tools, gauging devices and test equipment required, or as directed, to perform the
• above tasks.
• 7. May drive a vehicle to transport tools, equipment, employees' materials or in the normal performance of assigned duties.
• 8. Completes or initiates work record sheets, as required. Takes readings from meters, gauges, counters and other
• monitoring and measuring devices. Maintains logs and other required records; reports on breakdowns and equipment being
• tested.
• 9. Follows established safety practices and requirements while performing all duties.
• 10. May serve as a working leader over a group of lower-level employees assigned to a specific task.
• 11. Performs other duties as assigned.

* SUPERVISION

• Supervisor of

**Requirements**

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, and ABILITY REQUIREMENTS: This section is composed of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs) that are required to satisfactorily perform the tasks of the position.
• Individuals must demonstrate that they possess a sufficient level of each KSA, to include at least minimum competency for senior-qualified positions to enable them to perform these tasks satisfactorily.
• Successful completion of the applicable testing and interview procedure (s) is sufficient to demonstrate the KSAs listed below. In certain circumstances, applicants may demonstrate these levels by describing examples of experience, education, or training, any of which may be non- postal.
• Ability to demonstrate mechanical comprehension to learn and apply mechanical principles, including a working knowledge of basic mechanical operations (such as levers and pulleys) and the application of physical laws (such as force and gravity). This includes knowledge in the following areas: (A) Power transmission--such as gears, sprockets and chains, belts and pulleys; (B) Power translation--such as cams and cam followers, linkages, springs; (C) Friction reduction—such as bushings, bearings; (D) Fasteners--such as screws, nuts and bolts, pins, rings, clips, couplings.
• Knowledge of basic electricity principles; this includes knowledge of Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law, AC-DC circuitry, relays, switches, and circuit breakers.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code may be required for employees in a skilled position; this also includes knowledge of techniques and procedures as used in electrical installations and maintenance (circuit protection, wiring, conduits, etc.).
• Knowledge of and ability to follow safety and security procedures for performing maintenance work. This includes knowledge of industrial hazards (e.g., mechanical, chemical, electrical, electronic) and procedures and techniques established to avoid injuries to self and others such as lock out devices, protective clothing, and waste disposal techniques.
• Knowledge of cleaning and lubrication materials and procedures including storage, preparation and disposal and proper Personal Protective Equipment; this includes knowledge related to: (A) Lubrication materials--such as oils, greases, etc, (B) Lubrication procedures--as in application techniques, storage, disposal, etc,
• This also includes knowledge related to: (A) Cleaning materials - such as alcohols, solvents, detergents, degreasers and (B) Cleaning procedures - as in hand methods, machine methods (compressed air, vacuum cleaners).
• Ability to